Florsent lights

02-11-2013, 04:29 PM	#1
Robersher Newbie   Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 5	Florsent lights How do I connect 3 florsent lights together

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02-11-2013, 04:33 PM	#2
hammerlane Member   Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,109	Florsent lights Quote: Originally Posted by Robersher How do I connect 3 florsent lights together what is a florsent light?

02-11-2013, 04:35 PM	#3
joecaption Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hartfield VA Posts: 18,253	Florsent lights http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...electedIndex=0

02-11-2013, 04:54 PM	#4
techpappy Member   Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Toronto ON Posts: 577	Florsent lights Hammerlane..that would be fluorescent lights......geeeez thought you would figure that one out. Did you know that you can take all the vowels out of a sentence nd hrdly tll th dffrnc?

02-11-2013, 04:55 PM	#5
Robersher Newbie   Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 5	Florsent lights I have a food pantry that I would like to install 3 fluorescent light fixtures in, one 36" on the top and one 60" on each side. How do I go about connecting all of them together? Thanks for for your help.

02-11-2013, 04:58 PM	#6
joecaption Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Hartfield VA Posts: 18,253	Florsent lights Quote: Originally Posted by techpappy Hammerlane..that would be fluorescent lights......geeeez thought you would figure that one out. Did you know that you can take all the vowels out of a sentence nd hrdly tll th dffrnc? I sure knew that. lol I spell farm, EIEIO. Good enough for old McDonald, good enough for me.

02-11-2013, 05:09 PM	#7
TarheelTerp MarginallyQualified   Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Winston-Salem NC Posts: 2,556	Florsent lights Quote: Originally Posted by Robersher I would like to install 3 fluorescent light fixtures... How do I go about connecting all of them together? How pretty does it need to be? Do you have access (attic?) above the ceiling? Are you willing to punch & patch holes in the ceiling? Can you bend conduit?

02-11-2013, 05:15 PM	#8
hammerlane Member   Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,109	Florsent lights find a diagram that is similar to what you want to do..assuming you want one switch to control all 3 lites *****ground wires not shown for ease of drawing****** Lets see if the code police nail diagrams 2,3 and 4 for no neutral at the switch location Attached Thumbnails           Last edited by hammerlane; 02-11-2013 at 05:21 PM.

02-12-2013, 07:43 AM	#9
Robersher Newbie   Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 5	Florsent lights Thanks for your drawings, the three fixtures I would like to install are going inside a food pantry. I have one 36" going across the top and two 60" going down each side. There are two light switches on the outside and I was going to replace one of these with a duel switch.

02-12-2013, 07:49 AM	#10
hammerlane Member   Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,109	Florsent lights Quote: Originally Posted by Robersher I was going to replace one of these with a duel switch. SO you want one switch for each lite?

02-12-2013, 08:21 AM	#11
Robersher Newbie   Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 5	Florsent lights No I would like to tie all three together.

02-12-2013, 08:29 AM	#12
hammerlane Member   Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,109	Florsent lights Quote: Originally Posted by Robersher There are two light switches on the outside and I was going to replace one of these with a duel switch. So the 2 switches currently outside control other devices? And you want to replace one of the single switches with a double switch having one of the double switches control all the pantry lights?? Attached Images

02-12-2013, 08:41 AM	#13
busman Master Electrician   Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 360	Florsent lights Quote: Originally Posted by Robersher How do I connect 3 florsent lights together Screws? Bolts? Gorilla Glue? Really? Mark __________________ Licensed Master Electrician Commonwealth of Virginia

02-12-2013, 08:50 AM	#14
Robersher Newbie   Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 5	Florsent lights That is correct.

02-12-2013, 08:53 AM	#15
TarheelTerp MarginallyQualified   Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Winston-Salem NC Posts: 2,556	Florsent lights Quote: Originally Posted by Robersher That is correct. What is correct? Quote: Originally Posted by Robersher I would like to install 3 fluorescent light fixtures... How do I go about connecting all of them together? How pretty does it need to be? Do you have attic access above the ceiling? Are you willing to punch & patch holes in the ceiling? Can you bend conduit? How *specifically* do you envision this to look when all is done?